title: Multicentric plasma cell type of castleman disease in a child: difficulty in diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Multicentric plasma cell variant of Castleman disease (CD) has rarely been reported and the optimal therapeutic approach is unknown, especially in childhood. In this case report, we discuss the case of a 7-year-old boy with multicentric plasma cell variant of CD, who presented with cervical lymphadenopathies, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, bone marrow insufficiency, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, and gastrointestinal involvement, emphasizing the difficulty in diagnosis and treatment approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Hematology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tuba H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Karapinar
authors.forename: Özlem
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Tüfekçi
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gözmen
authors.forename: Sebnem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Gülersu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: İrken
authors.forename: Hale
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ören
mesh_terms: D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome